What is the worst song ever?

[OmahaBlueDog]

This question was inspired by some other recent posts.

The only requests I'll make are no novelty songs (e.g. "Convoy" "Mister Jaws" "Yoda"), and songs that actually received substantial radio airplay.

I'll open for voting (as I did the other day) for "I've Never Been to Me" by Charlene

[jgraz]

1. Toby Keith: Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue

End of thread.

[OmahaBlueDog]

2. I'll grant that one is not among my favorites

OTOH, I really despise Lee Greenwood's "I'm Proud to be an American."

My taste runs more in the Kate Smith "God Bless America" line of country.

[last_texas_dem]

187. You know, I feel kind of dirty admitting this...

But there is honestly some element of that song that keeps me from totally hating it. Some of its lyrics are disgusting, but there's a sort of... passion or something to it that keeps me from thinking it's a totally horrible song. That may seem a little like someone saying that they can't hate one of those nasty Johnny Reb racist songs from the sixties because it has good guitar work or something, but, oh well...

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

3. Anything Joe Feeney sang.

That man is THE reason I loathe Irish tenors.

[Haole Girl]

4. Muskrat Love - Captain and Tennille

:puke:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Lbh9c0noR4s

[OmahaBlueDog]

7. Oh, that one is really bad!!

[mikeytherat]

28. Try the original (1973) version by America.

Bad, but not nearly as bad as the C&T cheesy-synthed-up version.

mikey_the_rat

[blitzen]

118. The original is Willis Alan Ramsey....

and it's actually good. The original title is "Muskrat Candlelight"--but it's the same song.

[Archae]

5. "Rockin' Me Baby" by Steve Miller Band

If anyone can think of a song with stupider lyrics and music, lemme know...

[OmahaBlueDog]

6. Overplayed, yes

worst ever... I dunno

[charlie and algernon]

161. I went from Phoenix, Arizona, All the way to Tacoma, Philadelphia, Atlanta, L.A.

Northern California where the girls are warm
So I could be with my sweet baby, yeah


so basically he's a stalker

[Danger Mouse]

204. "Take the Money and Run" Also by Steve Miller was even worse.

[cbayer]

8. anything by jimmy buffet.

especially margaritaville and why don't we get drunk and screw.

[RebelOne]

21. Anything by Jimmy Buffet is the best.

[meegbear]

34. except anything by jimmy buffet.

[OmahaBlueDog]

62. Can't go with you on this one

I love Jimmy. I've seen him in concert (with the band and solo) many times.

[meegbear]

75. I just can't get into him ...

his restaurant(s) is good. Went to the one in Orlando and had cheeseburgers and tequila. Yum.

[krispos42]

9. "Lean on Me"

I don't know who wrote it, I don't know who performs it, but I do know I want to hurt them. :puke:

[meegbear]

36. Which version?

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lean+on+me&search_type=

[krispos42]

56. Bill Withers

Ugh, now I know his name.

[meegbear]

57. I like that one ...

the Club Nouveau version totally blows.

[krispos42]

60. You're dead to me! Welcome to my ignore list, population YOU!!!!!!

Just kidding! :-)


That song always irritated me. Probably because I've had very few casual friends, and no close ones except my ex-wife. Note the "ex" part of that sentence...

[OmahaBlueDog]

65. When the movie came out, they overplayed it to death

and I despise the UB 40 version (or pretty much anything by UB 40)

[TrogL]

10. Honey - Bobby Darin

See the tree how big it's grown
But friend it hasn't been too long it wasn't big
I laughed at her and she got mad
The first day that she planted it, it was just a twig
Then the first snow came
And she ran out to brush the snow away so it wouldn't die
Came running in all excited slipped and almost hurt herself
And I laughed 'til I cried
She was always young at heart
Kind of dumb and kind of smart
And I loved her so
And I surprised her with a puppy
Kept me up all Christmas Eve two years ago
And it would sure embarrass her when I came in from working late
Cos' I would know
That she'd been sitting there a crying
Over some sad and silly late late show
And Honey I miss you
And I'm being good
And I'd love to be with you
If only I could
She wrecked the car and she was sad
And so afraid that I'd be mad
But what the heck
Though I pretended hard to be
Yes you could say she saw through me
And hugged my neck
I came home unexpectedly
And caught her crying needlessly
In the middle of the day
And It was in the early spring
When flowers bloom and robins sing
She went away
And Honey I miss you
And I'm being good
And I'd love to be with you
If only I could

[hippywife]

19. Bobby Goldsboro...not Darin. n/t

[TrogL]

50. Oh, right he had several like that

I'd end up screaming at the radio "Knock it off. I'm depressed enough as it is."

[FloridaJudy]

51. And who could forget "Watching Scotty Grow"?

I wish I could.

[OmahaBlueDog]

66. Good calls on "Honey" and "WSG"

[regnaD kciN]

215. Around the time of the WPPSS (nuclear power plant) debacle...

...up here in Washington, somebody wrote a parody, "Watching Scotty Glow."

[Rhythm]

144. I came here to nominate exactly that...

OMG, if you weren't depressed before you heard it, you'd slit your wrists afterward!
:puke:

Now i have to think of a different one...

[auntAgonist]

11. Song Sung Blue

Written by: neil diamond

Song sung blue
Everybody knows one
Song sung blue
Every garden grows one

Me and you are subject to the blues now and then
But when you take the blues and make a song
You sing them out again
Sing them out again

Song sung blue
Weeping like a willow
Song sung blue
Sleeping on my pillow

Funny thing, but you can sing it with a cry in your voice
And before you know it, start to feeling good
You simply got no choice

Song sung blue
Everybody knows one
Song sung blue
Every garden grows one

[OmahaBlueDog]

67. Stop it, just stop!

The song stinks. Having said that, Neil Diamond fans will now descend like locust.

[Richard Steele]

12. "We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun...."

:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:

[Gemini Cat]

13. I agree. Barf!

And... from the same year (1974) "Having My Baby."
What a stupid stupid waste of vinyl.

[Richard Steele]

14. I hated that song in' 74 when I was 5 years old...

I'm 39 now, and that song still creeps in
as backround music to my worst nightmares.
(The REALISTIC ones, where everything is
NORMAL at first)

WORST...SONG...EVER.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

81. That song reminds me of Sifl and Olly

When Chester sings it at the end of the show.

You know, Sifl and Olly?

MTV show, 1997-99?

Minimalist sock puppet show?

Aw, screw you.....

[Cabcere]

136. Ahh, Sifl & Olly...

My friends and I blew off the last half of senior prom to get buzzed on sugar and caffeine and watch old videotapes of that. :D Good times. :hi:

[regnaD kciN]

216. Actually, it was the English translation that sucked...

It was originally a song in French by Jacques Brel. For some reason, the people who translated it decided to change the dying man's monologue from sarcastic to sentimental. Bad move...

[Contrary1]

15. "They're Coming To Take Me Away"

Remember when you ran away and I got on my knees and begged you not to
leave because I'd go berserk?? Well...
You left me anyhow and then the days got worse and worse and now you see
I've gone completely out of my mind.. And..
They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa!!
They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa
To the funny farm. Where life is beautiful all the time and I'll be
happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats and they're
coming to take me away, ha-haaa!!!!!

You thought it was a joke and so you laughed, you laughed when I had said
that loosing you would make me flip my lid.. RIGHT???
I know you laughed, I heard you laugh, you laughed you laughed and
laughed and then you left, but now you know I'm utterly mad... And..


They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa,
They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa.
To the happy home. With trees and flowers and chirping birds and basket
weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs and toes and they're
coming to take me away, ha-haaa!!!

I cooked your food, I cleaned your house, and this is how you pay me back
for all my kind unselfish loving deeds.. Huh??
Well you just wait, they'll find you yet and when they do they'll put you
in the ASPCA, you mangy mutt!!! And...

They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa.
They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa.
To the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time and I'll be happy
to see those nice young men in their clean white coats and they're coming
to take me away, ha-haaa!!!
To the happy home, with trees and flowers and chirping birds and basket
weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs and toes and they're
coming to take me away, ha-haa!!!
To the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time... (fade out)

Hey, buddy!
Yes officer..
You a head?
No, but I'm catching up, ha ha ha....

[TrogL]

48. but I LOVE that song

sang it all the way through my last nervous breakdown

[LiberalEsto]

53. Your 19Th?

I love it too. It's my theme song.

[last_texas_dem]

176. If you hate that one, you ought to hear the b-side

It's "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" played backwards... and it's pretty scary! haha

[cynatnite]

16. "God Bless the USA" by Lee Greenwood

There are a lot of crappy songs, but this one by far is the worst, IMO. If there was a Hall of Fame for bad songs, this one would have a wall dedicated to it.

What a horrible song. :puke:

[OmahaBlueDog]

68. I agree - love the sentiment: hate the song

[Silver Swan]

80. I agree That God Bless the USA is bad.

Before I retired, I belonged to an office based chorus that sang at several events during the year. At one time, the head of the office was a country music fan, and "God Bless the USA" was his favorite song. So, of course, we had to sing it on every occasion. The arrangement was fancy four part harmony.

My thought was always, "This song does not deserve to be sung in four part harmony.

[GoneOffShore]

111. Barfity, barf, barf barf

The worst song in the world.

Jingoistic and nasty.

[last_texas_dem]

229. You know, I kind of liked that song until it was "used" after 9/11

I know Greenwood is a Republican so probably didn't have any problem with it being used in that way, but... I remember hearing that song growing up and liking it. It was in the jukebox at the place in Bandera, TX where my family would hold the reunions and I remember playing it and just kind of mellowing out to it. But after September 11th when it got played ad nauseam and remixed with Georgie talking about "smoking 'em out" and whatnot it was mostly destroyed for me.

[Lil Missy]

17. "You Light Up My Life", Debbie Boone. barf! n/t

[ordinaryaveragegirl]

23. Yeah, that would be my pick too.

It's a definite :puke:

[TZ]

18. "Have you forgotten"

By Darryl Worley. Piece of shit country song came out right before the Iraq war. Basically said anit-war people had forgotten 911 cause we all just KNEW that Saddam Hussein was responsible for 9/11...Basically it said if you didn't STFU and believe in Chimpy than you were unpatriotic. I used to listen to Country music back then. After that, only what I already had on my Ipod....:puke:

[lightningandsnow]

25. ewww. I. Hate. That. Song.

[OmahaBlueDog]

100. I remember that one

... and just you remember there, lib, that Saddam Hussein was resonsible for 9-11, the death of Dale Earnhardt, and a whole lot else. All that crap about there being no connection is just part of that lib media y'all are always readin'!

[XemaSab]

181. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_-x9kMPauc&feature=related

[nomorenomore08]

190. Bonus awful points for rhyming "Have you forgotten?" with "Bin Laden."

If I remember correctly, that is. Haven't heard that godawful song in a good 5 years.

[RebelOne]

20. "Having My Baby." I forget who sings it.

[BlueJazz]

30. AAAAARRRRGGGGG!...We have a winner! When I was performing, I had to...

...actually sing that piece of crap.
I'd change the lyrics...something like "You're having my Crocodile,what a wonderful way to eat my legs off" :) OR
"You're having a Bowel movement, what a wonderful way to stink up the place" :) :)

[datasuspect]

44. paul anka

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGrrmKHpIH4

[OmahaBlueDog]

71. Bad childhood memories

another one from this time frame: "Afternoon Delight"

[Mad_Dem_X]

22. That song by Lou Christie

Lightning Strikes or Lightning Striking, whatever it's called. I HATE that fucking song.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

113. Lightning Strikes is 60s

[lightningandsnow]

24. The "Soulja Boy" song.

The people responsible for that song need murdering.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

You mean you don't superman that ho? n/t

[XemaSab]

179. Finally!

We can put all the good things we learned in the "How to Dispose of a Body" thread to good use. :P

[End Of The Road]

26. "knock three times on the ceiling if you want me" ugh nt

[BlueIris]

27. "Caught Up" (by Usher).

My GOD. I'd actually rather listen to Nickleback's "Photograph" than that evil "song" ever again.

[swag]

29. Checking in to see if "I Will Always Love You" has been nominated.

Guess not. I'm surprised.

[HughBeaumont]

148. Depends on the version.

Dolly Parton's is OK and tolerable.

Cracksmoker Houston's version is radio-smashing horrible and even moreso when you consider this shitheap spent 14 weeks on top of American pop charts.

[SacredCow]

31. Anything by Fergie...

my hump, my hump, my lumps, my hump, my lumps, my hump, my hump, my hump, my lump, my hump, my hump, my lumps, my hump, my lumps, my hump, my hump, my hump, my lump, my hump, my hump, my lumps, my hump, my lumps, my hump, my hump, my hump, my lump, my hump, my hump, my lumps, my hump, my lumps, my hump, my hump, my hump, my lump, my hump, my hump, my lumps, my hump, my lumps, my hump, my hump, my hump, my lump, my hump, my hump, my lumps, my hump, my lumps, my hump, my hump, my hump, my lump..... :puke:

[XemaSab]

182. I'm just floored that it took 31 posts to name the obvious choice

:shrug:

[Danger Mouse]

206. worst motherfucking song ever in the history of motherfucking music.

[ghostsofgiants]

227. I think that gets my vote.

[Arger68]

32. Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus.

Hands down!:puke:

[demmiblue]

37. That is my choice, too.

Followed closely by "Rico Suave."

[OmahaBlueDog]

70. Billy Ray (or Robbie Ray, as we know him) laughs all the way to the bank

[jakefrep]

151. That song is compelling evidence

that whatever musical talent Miley Cyrus has did not come from her father.

[annonymous]

33. My Humps by The Black Eyed Peas

Worst lyrics ever. I admit I like Alanis Morrisette's comedy riff on that song. Runner up Afternoon Delight by the Starland Vocal Band.

[siligut]

47. Is this the song?

From “Blades of Glory”, this was stupid but, strangely enough it made me smile. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTM7IXEW_Xs

edited for numb brain disorder.

[dembotoz]

35. national anthem before any rethuglican meeting

because they do not belive 1 word of it.

[Orsino]

38. "Let the Eagle Soar"

Widely heard, but probably only featured on right-wing radio, if at all.

Does it count as a novelty song, being an artifact of post-9/11 hysteria?

[OmahaBlueDog]

73. I like it better then "God Bless the USA"

but not much

[EstimatedProphet]

39. Puppy Love by Donnie and Marie

Yuck.

[flvegan]

40. That one song by Nickelback...

which is to say, EVERY song by Nickelback ever played on the radio because they're all the bloody same. This is followed closely by that one song by that boy band (which is to say every song by every boy band because they are also all the bloody same).

[datasuspect]

41. "i've never been to me" by charlene

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-vx4GcjASE

[OmahaBlueDog]

72. That would be my winner

[Jimbo S]

83. That was a Top 5 song

believe it or not.

Yeah kinda cheesy, but I'll admit I downloaded it last year because I hadn't heard it in 25 years. Just curious.

[geardaddy]

94. That gets my second vote

next to MacArthur Park the Richard Harris version.

[OmahaBlueDog]

98. So your fine with the Donna Summer version?

[geardaddy]

159. Not really, but

if I had to listen to the song, I would prefer the Donna Summer version.

[Blue_In_AK]

193. I HATE that song. Good choice.

[Blue_In_AK]

194. Torn Between Two Lovers.

Gaaagghhhh..........

[regnaD kciN]

217. But Hugo Weaving did such a great job with that...

...in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. :rofl:

[datasuspect]

42. "funny face" by donna fargo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aXVYOMyre4

[Throd]

76. Oh shit, how I loathed that dirge back in the day!

I think I was about six years old at the time. Even as a little kid I recognized it for the turd it was.

[BeachBaby]

43. My boyfriend and I agree on this.....

"We Built This City On Rock and Roll" - Jefferson Starship

Followed by a close 2nd place song....

"Wake Me Up (Before You Go-Go) - WHAM!

[NaturalHigh]

45. Everything I Do by Bryan Adams

That song actually makes my hair ache. It's even worse than Hootie and the Blowfish ditties.

[4_Legs_Good]

209. Ooh, that one ranks right up there

"hair ache" :lol:

:)

David

[datasuspect]

46. "stay awhile" by the bells

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfMPDj3Pllc

[FloridaJudy]

49. Tom Jones' "She's a Lady"

Horrible on all levels. He manages to shriek and sound smug at the same time. Makes me want to fling a can of preserved peaches through the nearest speaker whenever I hear it.

[Jade Fox]

82. Lyrics are totally sexist....

but I still kinda like "She's a Lady". The song does rock, and it was used wonderfully in the movie "Bound" at the end of the movie when the two women drive off together. (That movie had great ironic use of music: Aretha Franklin singing "Never Loved a Man {the Way That I Love You} playing in a scene in a Lesbian bar made me laugh)

[Rhythm]

145. I was thinking the same thing, Jade...

Can't hear that Tom Jones song without thinking about "Bound"s closing credits...
Love that movie, and they made great use of the music.

[Dulcinea]

52. Anything by Leo Sayer.

Also, "Let the Eagle Soar." If John Ashcroft had stuck to writing & performing bad country songs, the world would be a much better place.

[graywarrior]

54. Yummy yummy yummy

I got love in my tummy.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ozqfOzqMvlQ


Dear god in heaven, that is by far the worst song ever.

[Shae]

154. That would probably be my pick too.

But someone whose musical taste I admire thinks it's brilliant. Go figure.

[KansDem]

55. "Loving You" by Minnie Ripperton

KYYYYYRIST!!! I'd sooner have a root canal without the pain killer!

[OmahaBlueDog]

61. I agree -- I'll hear that song in Hell

No offense to the late Ms. Ripperton

[IDemo]

183. Beat me to it

[meegbear]

58. Run Joey Run - David Geddes

Bloody horrible

[Throd]

77. That song takes utter vapidity to a high art. Absolutely brilliant!

daddy please don't, we're gonna get married....

[meegbear]

79. just you wait and see ...

DUN-NAH! DUN-NAH!

DUN-NAH-DUN-NAH! DUN-NAH!

I heard that on Rhapsody on their 70s channel; I wanted to shut it off and yet I was oddly attracted to it.

[HughBeaumont]

87. David Geddes seems to have the trophy on schmaltz.

Ever hear the utterly syrupy pile called "The Last Game of the Season"?

[Sweet Freedom]

163. OMG!!! I loved that song...

Of course, I was about 9 years old. :)

Daddy please don't
It wasn't his fault
He means so much to me
Daddy please don't
We're gonna get married
Just you wait and see

Every night, the same old dream
I hate to close my eyes
I can't erase the memory
The sound of Julie's cry

She called me up, late that night
She said, "Joe, don't come over,
But Dad and I just had a fight
And he stormed out the door!

I've never seen him act this way,
My God, he's goin' crazy
He said he's gonna make you pay
For what we done-- he's got a GUN!
So run, Joey run, Joey run!"

(Chorus- woman's voice)

Daddy please don't
It wasn't his fault
He means so much to me
Daddy please don't
We're gonna get married
Just you wait and see

Got in my car, and I drove like mad
'Til I reached Julie's place
She ran to me, with tear-filled eyes
And bruises on her face!

All at once I saw him there,
Sneaking up behind me (Woman's voice: Watch out!)
Then Julie yelled, "He's got a gun!"
And she stepped in front of me

Suddenly, a shot rang out
And I saw Julie falling!
I ran to her, I held her close
When I looked down, my hands were red
And here's the last words Julie said...

(Woman's voice)

Daddy please don't
It wasn't his fault
He means so much to me
Daddy please don't
We're gon...na get... mar...ried......

Run, Joey run, Joey run, Joey run, Joey run, Joey run, Joey ruuuuuunn!!!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

59. "All I Want To Do is Make Love to You"--Heart

A sample:

So we found this hotel, it was a place I knew well
We made magic that night. Oh, he did everything right
He brought the woman out of me, so many times, easily
And in the morning when he woke all I left him was a note
I told him I am the flower you are the seed
We walked in the garden we planted a tree
Don't try to find me, please don't you dare
Just live in my memory, you'll always be there


Dreadful. The saddest thing is that I generally like Heart. "Magic Man" and "Barracuda" are great songs. But this--this is not.



I would also include ABBA. Pick anything on their collection. I don't even consider ABBA to be music. I consider it to be audible melodic mush.

[OmahaBlueDog]

126. Agreed that it is a bug step down for Heart

I'd prefer not to comment on Abba





OK, I admit it... I like Abba

[Tommy_Carcetti]

155. Totally unrelated question

The picture in your signature--where did you find that?

It looks to be all the 20th Century Democratic presidents playing cards, but I may be wrong....

[OmahaBlueDog]

169. It's called "True Blues" by artist Andy Thomas

You can find the print online or at many mall print shops

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

63. Disco Duck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97RjuC9YeXg

[OmahaBlueDog]

69. I did say no novelty songs, but

I loathe "Disco Duck". Honorable mention to "The Double Dutch Bus"

[1gobluedem]

64. Horse With No Name

It makes me physically ill.

[siligut]

74. It probably should.

Did you know the song was actually about heroin use?

[End Of The Road]

86. The #1 record of the year - 1970

Still a fav of mine, though I didn't know it was about heroin.

[last_texas_dem]

230. I don't believe it really is

At least according to its writer, Dewey Bunnell it came from this: "I had spent time poking around the high desert in California. . . I wanted to capture its sights and sounds, and there was an environmental message at the end. But it's grown to mean for me. I see now that this anonymous horse was a vehicle to get me away from all the confusion of life to a peaceful, quiet place."

I mean, sure, it could have a "hidden" meaning, like so many of the Beatles' songs have been accused of having. But I don't think of America being a particularly "druggy" band. (Although some might argue that they had to have been to some degree to have ever decided to record "Muskrat Love"!)

[WinkyDink]

106. I LOVE this song! Why do you hate America? :)

[cloudbase]

78. "Telephone Man"

by Meri Wilson. One of the worst ever.

[begin_within]

110. Is that the one that has a phone call in the middle of the song?

About 15 years ago we were laughing hysterically at this idiotic song, where the phone rings in the middle of the song, and I have forgotten what song it was and who does it.

[Rhythm]

146. Nope... she's referring to this one... unfortunately...

I went to my apartment on a Monday at one
A-singin' do lolly, lolly shicky bum, shicky bum
Started movin' in it on a Tuesday at two
A-singin' do lolly, lolly shicky do, shicky do
Wednesday at three I called the phone company, singin':
"Hey baby, put a phone in for me"
Thursday at four he came a-knockin' at my door, singin':

"Hey, baby, I'm your telephone man
You just show me where you want it and I'll put it where I can
I can put it in the bedroom, I can put it in the hall
I can put it in the bathroom, I can hang it on the wall
You can have it with a buzz, you can have it with a ring
And if you really want it you can have a ding-a-ling
Because-a hey baby, I'm your telephone man"

Can you believe that? And then he says:

"Now when other fellas call ya tell 'em how it all began"

Well...can you imagine?

My heart began a-thumpin' and my mind began to fly
And I knew I wasn't dealin' with no ordinary guy
So while he was a-talking I was thinkin' up my plan
Then my fingers did the walkin' on the telephone man

Singin' hey lolly, lolly
Hey lolly, lolly
Hey lolly, lolly
Get it any way you can
Right? Ha ha ha, so...

I got it in the bedroom, and I got it in the hall
And I got it in the bathroom, and he hung it on the wall
I got it with a buzz, and I got it with a ring
And when he told me what my number was I got a ding-a-ling

A-singin' hey lolly, lolly
Hey lolly, lolly
Hey lolly, lolly
Just-a doin' my thing

Ha, ha...I've never done anything like this before!

[begin_within]

152. That's cute.

Inane, but still cute. Something a bunch of drunk guys might sing at 3 a.m. as they stumble through an alley.

[Throd]

84. D'yer Maker by Led Zeppelin, and I LOVE Zeppelin

[OmahaBlueDog]

97. I love Led Zeppelin as well

I can think of two songs by them I like less off the top of my head ("Four Sticks" and "Carosalambra") but neither gets the airplay of D'yer Maker (pronounced "jermaker" for those unfamiliar with the song)

[lost-in-nj]

85. Chicken noodle Soup

Just When You Thought It Was Safe.
We're Back.
Voice Of Harlem,
Kingdom,
You Remember.
I Got The Finest.
Your Highness.
Young B.

I Got Ma Man.
I Got Ma Main,
Ma Main,
Ma Main, Ma Main Man
The Party King.
Webstar
Lets Go.

(Yea)
Ya'll Already Know Who This Is.
We Got Another One.
The Voice Of Harlem
I Ma Girl Young B.
Ya'll Already Know What It Is
(And Let It Rain. Lets Go)
Once Again
(And Let It Rain Lets Go)
(Lets Go)
Its The Dj Webstar

Let It Rain. And Clear It Out
Let It Rain. And Clear It Out
Let It Rain. And Clear It Out
Let It Rain. And Clear It Out

And Lets Get It
Lets Get It
Lets Get It
Lets Get It
Lets Get It
Lets Get It
Lets Get It
Lets Get It

Let It Rain. And Clear It Out
Let It Rain.
(Dj Webstar)
And Clear It Out

Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken Noodle Soup
Wit A Soda On The Side

Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken Noodle Soup
Wit A Soda On The Side

Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken Noodle Soup
Wit A Soda On The Side

Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken Noodle Soup
Wit A Soda On The Side

Let It Rain. And Clear It Out
Let It Rain. And Clear It Out
Let It Rain. And Clear It Out
Let It Rain. And Clear It Out

And Lets Get It
Lets Get It
Lets Get It
Lets Get It
Lets Get It
Lets Get It
Lets Get It
Lets Get It

Let It Rain. And Clear It Out
Let It Rain.
(DJ Webstar)

I Was On 119th In Lexington
Black Sidekick On The Nexington
Shorty Say Yo, I Look Left
And Then
I'm Like I Wanna Mess Wit Him

Let It Rain.(Let It Rain)
And Clear It Out.(Clear It Out)
Let It Rain.(let It Rain)
And Clear It Out.(Clear It Out)
Let It Rain.(Young B)
And Clear It Out(WebStar)
Let It Rain.(Yea Yea)
And Clear It Out(The Voice)

I Was On 114th At The Kingdom Game
Ag On The Mike Doin His Thing.
Walked In The Park, The Screamin Ma Name
Stop.....! Now Look At The Chain.

(Young B)
Let It Rain.
(Your Doin It Baby)
Clear It Out.
Let It Rain. Clear It Out.
(And I Don't Know, Maybe)
Let It Rain. Clear It Out.
(Just Do It Lady)
Let It Rain. Clear It Out.

I Was On 4-5th
In The Whippington.
Ears Naked. Wrist Was Glissing
Eyes Low Like I'm Blowing Piffington.
Girls Talk Slick
But They Whisperin

Let It Rain. And Clear It Out
Let It Rain. And Clear It Out
Let It Rain. And Clear It Out
Let It Rain. And Clear It Out

DJ WEBSTAR

And Lets Get It
Lets Get It
Lets Get It
Lets Get It
Lets Get It
Lets Get It
Lets Get It
Lets Get It

Let It Rain. And Clear It Out
Let It Rain. Clear It Out

Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken Noodle Soup
Wit A Soda On The Side

Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken Noodle Soup
Chicken Noodle Soup
Wit A Soda On The Side

Young B, Webstar And GTOT
Doin Our Thing.
It Comes Naturally
We Gettin, So We Fly
As Can Be
So All Ya'll Wack
Lables Stop Tryina Sign Me

All The World
Clear It Out
Uptown
Clear It Out
Downtown
Clear It Out
Eastside
Clear It Out
Westside
Clear It Out
WebStar
Clear It Out
G South
Clear It Out
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lost

[loveangelc]

88. My Humps by Fergie.

[OmahaBlueDog]

125. I'm not feeling the Fergiliciousness

I do like "Big Girls Don't Cry"

[HughBeaumont]

89. "How Do You Do" by Mouth and MacNeil (1972).

The worst shitbomb of all time. This Dutch monstrosity sounds like a duet between Kathy Gifford on amphetamines and a viking muppet. The chorus is an empty headed march with these lyrics:

How do you do?
Uh huh.
I thought Why na na na na na
just me. And you.
And then we can na na na na
just like before
and you would say na na na na
please give. me more.
and you would sing na na na na
Hey that's what I'm living for!

First Kathy Lee sings it and then her and the muppet sing it.

An aural abomination.

[last_texas_dem]

140. Sadly, I kind of like that one

I have a frightening level of tolerance for just about all seventies AM radio cheese, as I've probably mentioned before. That "Last Game of the Season" by David Geddes one is even a little too sappy for even me to stomach, though!

[HughBeaumont]

147. Yeah, that . . . thing . . . makes "Honey" sound like "The Immigrant Song"

This is coming from someone who has all 25 volumes of Rhino's Super Hits of the 70s: Have a Nice Day series and the Have a Nice Decade box set.

"How Do You Do" . . . I just can't get past the muppets and Kathy Lee Gifford vocals or that ultra dumb chorus. I think the marching chorus kills it for me.

[last_texas_dem]

180. Yeah, that dude ("Mouth" is his name, I guess. haha) has a truly bizarre voice

It may partly be that he's singing in English with a Dutch (?) accent, but I think there's more to it than that!

That's awesome you have all of the Have a Nice Days. I have the Have a Nice Decade box and have played all of the discs in it to death, but I only have one volume of Have a Nice Day. They're out of print, so I can't find them unless I luck out and run across one in a used CD store.

[HughBeaumont]

197. I USED to have all of Have a Nice Decade . . .

. . . before some Cleveland crackheads stole my stereo and two of the seven discs of that box set (the two best ones, bastards).

Willem Dyun (Mouth) died a few years ago, I guess. How absolutely nerdsterish is it that I know the guy's name, let alone the fact that he died?

OMFG, YouTube really DOES have everything. Here, everyone. Witness the abomination yourselves and the crowd talking amongst themselves ("Ja, this song's pretty damned bad, no?).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2skBGdyoMkk

[last_texas_dem]

231. Yeah, I destroyed Disc Five of mine by dropping my CD player

while listening to it. But luckily I had burned the songs from it on to my computer just a couple of weeks before so I still have them in some form at least!

Haha That video clip was so weird it was great. RIP, Mr. Dyun; may your one-hit wonder live on!

[regnaD kciN]

222. Personally, I'm inclined to give a pass to songs that...

...however objectively bad, make up for it by being just plain weird.

My usual standard is whether the song has me saying "What the f*ck was that?????" the first time I hear it. by that standard, "How Do You Do?" gains a weirdness exemption, right alongside ABBA's "Mamma Mia."

[bif]

90. "Horse With No Name"

[Tommy_Carcetti]

91. Why all the hate for America?

Seriously, why do you hate America?!?!

[OmahaBlueDog]

99. We're progressives -- we all hate America

sheesh -- don't you listen to Rush Limbaugh or anything?

[RedXIII]

92. "heart of Rock N Roll" by Huey Lewis and the News

a band that seemed intent of destroying rock music,and the second verse where the singer almost says the word "Butt" you just have to love the 80's.

[geardaddy]

93. MacArthur Park

[Perry Logan]

95. "Amazing Grace"

Done by almost anybody, it's just bad.

[OmahaBlueDog]

96. I should have excluded Hymns as well

Hymns, and Danny Boy (which is, or is not a hymn, depending on who you ask) aren't meant for entertainment consumption (although some become popular) and, in some cases, have really deep emotional ties for some people.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

103. I agree. On bagpipes, it cometh from the Depths of Hell.

[nytemare]

101. I second My Humps, and raise "Low" by FloRida.

Both of those songs have an immeasurable suckage, and cause brain leakage.

[Greyskye]

102. ...You and Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FvyGydc8no&eurl=http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0208/Nonviral_video.html

It's pretty hideous...

[Manifestor_of_Light]

104. "Seattle" by Perry Comatose. 1969.

The bluest skies you've ever seen are in Seattle
And the hills the greenest green, in Seattle
Like a beautiful child, growing up, free an' wild
Full of hopes an' full of fears, full of laughter, full of tears
Full of dreams to last the years, in Seattle
. . . in Seattle!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTkDE_AkZ5Y


BTW: I LIKE "We Built This City on Rock and Roll"!!! :D

[Lyric]

105. "Stand By Your Man"

I love Tammy Wynette, but I LOATHE that trite, preachy, sexist fucking song. Grrr.

[woo me with science]

107. "Sometimes When We Touch" Dan Hill

The honesty's just too much.

[OmahaBlueDog]

108. OMG

I HATE that effing song, and I have this lifelong friend who loves it for personal reasons, and we've gotten in some really asinine arguments ("You just don't understand the song -- if you did, you'd appreciate it")

[HughBeaumont]

149. I REALLY hated that damned song in 1978.

Radio would play that damned thing incessantly. Holy shit.

[begin_within]

109. I can't believe nobody has mentioned

"Feelings" by Morris Albert

[GoneOffShore]

112. Ah, but have you heard the Milt Jackson version

No words, just strings and vibraphone.

Really makes it a whole different song.

Kind of like the difference between "My Way" and the original "Comme d'Habitude".

[begin_within]

116. No, I haven't

[GoneOffShore]

117. It was recorded back in the 1970's

Milt Jackson and Strings.

Just got the CD to replace my vinyl.

[begin_within]

121. Thanks

I'll check it out.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

114. "Lucille" and "Afternoon Delight"

Both of those songs make me :puke:

Oh - and "Having My Baby" - another :puke:

[regnaD kciN]

219. One of my favorite moments in sheer tastelessness...

...was the straight-out-of-central-casting band that chose to strike up "Lucille" right in the middle of the wedding reception of a couple of college friends of mine. :crazy:

[yourout]

115. Anything Rap..........But thats not really music.

[OmahaBlueDog]

122. Riiiight... and this Rock-n-Roll thing won't last...

... and these kids will grow up and listen to Mitch Miller and Percy Faith

[harmonicon]

133. I'm proud of you...

.... for having the courage to put up your hand and say "I'm a racist". While I don't share you feelings, it does take great courage.

What's your skull circumference? Let's compare!

[regnaD kciN]

220. All rap isn't by African Americans...

...and all African-American music isn't rap, so get over yourself.

That's like saying that, if you didn't like disco, it was because you were a homophobe.

Or, for that matter, that disliking country music means you hate white people. :eyes:

[ghostsofgiants]

228. Yeah, as much as people who say "Rap isn't music" piss me off, calling them racist is a bit much.

[arundhatiroyfan]

119. For me Insane Clown Posse- Piggy Pie

Very embarassing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JksHVeVCN4

[RoadRage]

120. "Baby Got Back"..

Sorry.. i'm young, so i'm pulling from my generation. Add to that "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice.

Pretty much songs with the word "Baby" in the title are not a good way to go!

[OmahaBlueDog]

123. Both of these are good calls

[Miss Carly]

124. Honey-Bobby Goldsboro

blech! It's too sad!
Carly

[Strawman]

127. Him

2:17 in

http://youtube.com/watch?v=n9qkcipJdCo

And GE Smith won the Grammy for Biggest Douchebaggery in a Music Video in 1978 for this one.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=r0jTRq5rwX4

[OmahaBlueDog]

129. Rupert Holmes, yes

The Pina Colada Song, and the other garbage song about canabalism?

[last_texas_dem]

143. "Timothy" by The Buoys?

I think that's an awesomely creepy story song. They also did another good and dreary one, "Give Up Your Guns", that barely charted and the very cool "Tell Me Heaven Is Here" that missed the charts completely but was probably the best thing they did. The group actually released an album that is much better than it might seem a group known as a one-hit wonder for a novelty record about cannibalism's album would be!

[HughBeaumont]

150. SOME SAY . . .

"Timothy" was a mule.

[last_texas_dem]

178. Yeah, I think I remember reading that that was the excuse

the record company gave when DJ's were resistant to playing it! And they also tried to promote it by playing up the fact that some radio stations had "banned" it, and were eventually successful. I think that at one point in history it was the song that took the longest to earn a "bullet" on the Billboard charts ever!

[XemaSab]

188. Never heard that one before... song's kinda awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGNdvKvbxYQ

[progressoid]

131. Anything by Rupert Holmes

MST3K on The Piña Colada Song


http://youtube.com/watch?v=dMekMLrNapY&feature=related

[last_texas_dem]

142. Wow, how delightfully cheesy that "Instant Replay" song is!

Not sure how I've missed out on the greatness of that song all these years... haha

[mokawanis]

128. Vicki Lawrence

"The Night the Lights Went Out In Georgia". Absolute garbage.

[Robeson]

130. Most useless thread ever......

...like I could possibly narrow it down to one.

[OmahaBlueDog]

132. Some of have one

some of us have to settle for the whole Barry Manilow library

[harmonicon]

134. anything by Led Zeppelin

[OmahaBlueDog]

172. Now thems is fightin words

[SKKY]

135. "Heartbeat" by Don "Miami Vice" Johnson...

...it's horror is only matched by the video.

[Strawman]

157. A lowpoint for the Zappa family

is Dweezil in that video

[Cabcere]

137. It made me laugh how many of these songs are on this list:

http://www.popculturemadness.com/Music/WORST-Dave-Barry.html

Dave Barry's "Bad Song" survey - actually, he has a whole book of bad songs as well, and it's pretty hilarious. :hi: Enjoy!

[Mooney]

138. It's either "Sussudio" or "We Built This City"

Although there's a compelling argument to made for the work of Huey Lewis and the News.

[OmahaBlueDog]

170. Why all the "We Built This City" hate??

I'll agree it is no masterwork, but it certainly lacks the irritation factor of "Afternoon Delight" of the barf factor of "You Light Up My Life"

[4_Legs_Good]

210. bah, I still like "Susudio"

Lyrics suck, but the jazzy feel is good. Nonsensical

Geesh, I haven't heard that song in ages.

David

[Zavulon]

139. Mr. Roboto, Pass the Duchy, or Don't Worry, Be Happy.

All three are wretched and unforgivable violations of my human rights.

[Mooney]

164. "Don't Worry Be Happy" makes me support capital punishment. n/t

[last_texas_dem]

141. I'm sure I've never heard it

I mean, if we're really talking truly *worst* song I doubt it's gotten any airplay or been released on any wide scale... of course, you never know. But yeah, you did clarify that point in the OP. So I'll stick my neck out and nominate one I insulted on here not too long ago that might piss some people off: "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles. I just can't stand that song. And yeah, it has historical significance, but that doesn't make it any easier to listen to!

(Oh yeah, and "A Horse with No Name" is awesome!)

[begin_within]

153. "Magic" by Pilot

Ho, ho, ho
It's magic, you know
Never believe it's not so
It's magic, you know
Never believe, it's not so

[Fox Mulder]

156. "Don't Worry, Be Happy"

:puke:

[baby_mouse]

171. Um. Have you listened to it all the way through?

It's not as dumbed down as it sounds in the first few verses AT ALL.

[Doc_Technical]

158. "Hey Jude" by the Beatles .

"Eight Miles High" by the Byrds.
I'm a big fan of both these bands but these two songs
are just awful.
That guitar solo in "Eight Miles High" is wretched,
and that boring Beatles song just goes on too long.

[OmahaBlueDog]

173. nah, naah, NahNanaNaaahhhh, NananaNaaaaaahhhh

Heeey Jude!

(rinse and repeat for about 4 minutes)

[jmowreader]

160. "America We Stand As One" by Dennis Madalone

It's not just the video--that would gag a maggot. It's the context of the song. "I had to go but it's okay; see I'm with you in a different way." As Pat Tillman's brother said, he's not in heaven he's fucking dead.

[jobycom]

162. My cover of "Rainbow Connection," sung a cappella last night.

I was trying to remember the lyrics... If I live to be a hundred my kids will never forgive me.

Yeah, it didn't get much airplay. So sue me.

[Ishoutandscream2]

165. What, no mention of "Billy, Don't be a Hero"?

So shitty.

[OmahaBlueDog]

174. Like the sentiment: dislike the song

[grace0418]

166. "Christmas Shoes." I dare anyone to listen to it and disagree. "Total Eclipse of the

Heart" (Bonnie Tyler?) and "What's Going On" (4 Non Blondes) are two songs that make me want to rip my ears off so I have something to throw at the radio, but they are both edged out by "Christmas Shoes".

As if the lyrics weren't bad enough (see below), the music and the synthesized children's choir push it to new heights of gack-inducing awful-ness.




"The Christmas Shoes

It was almost Christmas time, there I stood in another line
Tryin' to buy that last gift or two, not really in the Christmas mood
Standing right in front of me was a little boy waiting anxiously
Pacing 'round like little boys do
And in his hands he held a pair of shoes

His clothes were worn and old, he was dirty from head to toe
And when it came his time to pay
I couldn't believe what I heard him say


Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time
You see she's been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes would make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight

He counted pennies for what seemed like years
Then the cashier said, "Son, there's not enough here"
He searched his pockets frantically
Then he turned and he looked at me
He said Mama made Christmas good at our house Though most years she just did without
Tell me Sir, what am I going to do,
Somehow I've got to buy her these Christmas shoes

So I laid the money down, I just had to help him out
I'll never forget the look on his face when he said
Mama's gonna look so great

Sir, I want to buy these shoes for my Mama, please
It's Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size
Could you hurry, sir, Daddy says there's not much time
You see she's been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes would make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight


I knew I'd caught a glimpse of heaven's love
As he thanked me and ran out
I knew that God had sent that little boy
To remind me just what Christmas is all about."

[SocratesInSpirit]

175. That song's got my vote

Patton Oswalt does a hilarious bit where he completely rips the song to pieces:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ysMpr8mNRM

[grace0418]

205. HI-larious! Holy crap.

He says almost everything I've thought about the song. It's so unbelievably terrible, every copy of it should be removed from the human record.

[Sugar Smack]

167. The Eagles--> "Take it Easy"

I imagine the story told by a guy at a bar. He's telling a woman this story because he thinks she's a mark & he's intimidated by other men:

"Lord, I was born a ramblin' man. It ain't easy being hogtied by a lot of women. Everyone wants a piece of me. You think I'm kidding, right? Hey, has anyone ever told you you're a fine-lookin' woman? No, really. You are. Don't be so hard on yourself.

Well, I’m running down the road tryin’ to loosen my load. I’ve got seven women on my mind.
Four that wanna own me, two that wanna stone me, one says she’s a friend of mine. I'm a guy who likes the road. I have to break a few hearts on my journey. I'm a good guy, though. Once you get to know me. Unfortunately, I gotta hit the road. Get away, you know. Don't get all hung up on me. I'm bad news. There was this girl in a flatbed ford who chased me plumb across the country.

Hey, do you mind if I put my arm around you? I won't bite, darlin. You look scared to death. Can I get you a beer? You won't blow my cover, willya? A gal like you is so hard to find."

[arbusto_baboso]

168. Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves.

The sheer insipidity of the lyrics are matched only by the annoying bouncy earworm-quality of the tune.

[Mike03]

177. Just off the top of my head, "Having My Baby." Was that by Paul Ankha? It was hideous.

Helen Redy/Ready had some awful but mesmerizingly fanastically strange hits in the late seventies and early eighties.

On Edit: Three songs by Helen Redy/Ready that are very, very bizarre. Please correct me if I am wrong:

Ruby Red Dress
Angie Baby
Delta Dawn

[sarge43]

185. Second that. Anka is resposible

for turning loose that bowser on the unsuspecting public.

[IDemo]

184. "Afternoon Delight"

[Elidor]

186. They asked some scientists that question. A study was commissioned

The music department of a modest midwestern university recruited some undergrads to help determine a comprehensive rubric for grading music in terms of quality, with a special weight on songs that cause the listener to want to hear them again (+10), poor songs being a (-10). The group handed out formal questionnaires in triplicate in a double-blind case study with Euclidean-weighted rationing on Formian forms, and complemented these data with complex stochastic charts resulting from a complex computer program whereby the Hooked-on-Phonics program was reverse-engineered and made to listen to repeated playings of a mashup between Charles Mingus' Pithecanthropus Erectus and the old novelty record, Disco Duck. The results were carefully quantified, codified, clarified and screened through a #3 General Products strainer into a thick, gooey syrup, which was further reduced through distillation, then smoked until all the scientists were stoned out of their minds. At last, a phantasm of Iggy Pop dressed as Bob Barker appeared and asked the head scientist, in a rare moment of clarity: what is the worst song ever? And he replied, very calmly, and with great insight:

Sylvia's Mother, by Doctor Hook.

[OmahaBlueDog]

201. That is an amazing scientific theory

Will this become the new evolutiionary debate, with the intelligent design supporters claiming divine providence dictates "Having My Baby" or "Afternoon Delight" --- or the clear scientific, empirical evidence clearly suggesting "Sylvia's Mother"

[opiate69]

189. anything by Velvet Underground

[nomorenomore08]

192. You will die... a thousand deaths...

Just fuckin' with ya.

But seriously, the VU wasn't all screeching viola and flat, smack-addled German chick singing. Ever heard "White Light/White Heat" (the song, not the album) or "Candy Says"? These guys could do driving rock'n'roll and soft ballads with the best of 'em.

[opiate69]

195. Hehe.. I knew that would ruffle some feathers. ;)

'S all good.. WL/WH is a decent enough song.. I just tend to hate "Hipster" and "indie" stuff in general..

[SoxFan]

223. Don't diss the Velvets!

When an act that's been around for 40 years can still be termed "hipster" or "indie", that's saying something about how far ahead of the curve they were back at the start.

A Boomer vintage friend of mine introduced me to the Velvet Underground (the "banana album") back in the late 1980s. I was amazed. Here was this band from the late 1960s that had a sound that would have fit in on the college radio of the 1980s, right alongside Echo & the Bunnymen, the Feelies, or the Church.

[ismnotwasm]

198. Oh no you didn't

I was minding my own business just reading through this thread. I love Velvet Underground dammit

[last_texas_dem]

233. I have to give you props for that one

:thumbsup: They're not quite at "worst ever" status for me, but it's good to see a "sacred cow" that rarely gets mentioned actually get called out! I'll certainly give them credit for the influence that they had on so many bands that came after them, but, having heard three of their four albums, they just don't really do much for me. My favorite song by them is probably "Who Loves the Sun?" because it sounds more like the Turtles than the VU!

[nomorenomore08]

191. Exile -"Kiss You All Over"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFSGtc4gbeg

I don't know about "worst ever," but this one definitely fits snugly into the "awesomely bad" (thanks VH1) category. I heard this one driving home late last night, and I damn near cracked up right there behind the wheel.

[Lex]

196. "Havin' My Baby" by Paul Anka

puke inducing

[dana_b]

199. "Barbie Girl" by Aqua - not a novelty, unfortunately

it was part of an entire album! my daughter had to play this damn thing over and over when she was a kid. damn kids!! }(

[Canuckistanian]

203. The first MP3 song I ever heard

And trust me, digital technology didn't improve the song one bit (literally).

[JeffR]

200. "Bondi Junction" by Peter Foldy

#113 on the Billboard Singles Chart 1973

If a worse piece of music were ever written, it would rend asunder the entire space-time continuum. Just sayin'.

[Canuckistanian]

202. "Patches" by Clarence Carter

Closely followed by Wayne Newton's "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast"

[regnaD kciN]

224. AAARRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!

That "song" transcended awfulness...the lyrics were so tragic, one's immediate impulse was to laugh.

[Danger Mouse]

207. "Animals" by Nickelback causes cancer in lab rats and homicidal urges in people with good taste in

music.

[4_Legs_Good]

208. definitely not "Obla di Obla da" - probably "I'm So Excited"

If I hear that freaking song one more time on a movie trailer my brain will explode... that should take about 12-14 seconds.

I actually like Paul's song. Sorry everyone who voted for it! Plus I could never accept a Beatles song as "worst song ever". Give me a serious break.

David

[Thelma Harper]

211. Tubthumping

[How to be positive]

212. Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton

How the mighty have fallen----GOD has truly forsaken his only son in this pathetic, maudlin paen . Maybe if I grew up on a farm and was retarded this might seem genuine, but its so cheesy it reduceces E.C.'s career to fluff--so much for being GOD, good luck with the reinvention of yourself as an Adult Contemporary artist. Maybe James Taylor needs a guitar player. FLAME AWAY ;-)

[How to be positive]

213. gotta go back

STYX! "Lady" or "Mr. Roboto"... On the other hand, anything by Michael Bolton. phew hope that get's me out of the way from that Eric Clapton stuff I wrote earlier.:-)

[Deep13]

214. This one.

If you watch it, have some Pepto Bismol handy. NOT A RICK ROLL.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-z2D9lo9-8

[SoxFan]

218. Nickelback, "Figured You Out"

I would say anything by meatheads like Static X or Slipknot, but that would require me to call their work "music". It isn't. The vocals sound like the end product of too much Rumpleminz and a six pack of Milwaukee's Best, grunted over an industrial accident.

That said, I'll go with Nickleback's "Figured You Out" for the sheer suckitude of its lyrics, which really have to be seen to be appreciated:

I like your pants around your feet
I like the dirt that’s on your knees
I like the way you still say please while your looking up at me
You’re like my favorite damn disease
I love places that we go
I love the people you know
I love the way you can’t say no
Too many long nights in a row
I like the powder on your nose

And now I know who you are
It wasn’t that hard
To figure you out
And now I know who you are
It wasn’t that hard
Just to figure you out

I like the freckles on your chest
And I like the way you like me best
I like the way you’re not impressed
While you put me to the test
I like the white stains on your dress
I love the way you pass the check
I love he good times that you wrecked
I love you like the self-respect
While you passed out on the deck
I love my hands around you neck

And now I know you are
It wasn’t that hard
To figure you out
And now I know who you are
It wasn’t that hard
Just to figure you out

I like your pants around your feet
I like the dirt that’s on your knees
I like the way you still say please while your looking up at me
You’re like my favorite damn disease
I hate places that we go
I hate the people you know
I hate the way you can’t say no
Too many long nights in a row
I hate the powder on your nose

And now I know who you are
It wasn’t that hard
To figure you out
And now I know who you are
It wasn’t that hard
Just to figure you out

[pinniped]

221. The one those aholes at vonage keep playing over and over and over....

.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

225. Listen to the Music - doobie brothers

Oh, oh, listen to the music
Oh, oh, listen to the music
Oh, oh, listen to the music
All the time

[last_texas_dem]

232. Aww man, I think "Listen to the Music" is great

It's just one of those songs, like "Summer Breeze" by Seals and Crofts, that, because of its "feel" or something, can't help but make me feel a little bit better about what's on my mind anytime I hear it.

[Metta]

226. Those dead girl with the guy bringing back her sweater to her dad on her birthday songs.

Also, 96 Tears plus most of today's pop music. Just a thought.